Recent articles by Jim Carr

Microsoft to fix three 'critical' vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft to fix three 'critical' vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has said it plans to send out six security bulletins, three of which it has rated as "critical" (its highest severity rating), in its monthly Patch Tuesday release on 10 July.
Jim Carr Jul 6 2007 9:52AM Security
Fidelity: employee stole, sold 2.3 million consumer records

Fidelity: employee stole, sold 2.3 million consumer records

In one of this year's largest data breaches, financial processing company Fidelity National Information Services revealed on Tuesday that a subsidiary's employee stole 2.3 million consumer records containing credit card, bank account and other personal information.
Jim Carr Jul 4 2007 11:27AM Security
California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches

California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches

California, which has the most stringent consumer and data privacy laws in the country, has moved a step closer to forcing retailers — rather than financial institutions — to notify consumers when they've suffered a data breach.
Jim Carr Jul 4 2007 11:24AM Security
Justice Department warns of phishing scam

Justice Department warns of phishing scam

It takes real audacity to impersonate the folks who'll prosecute you if they catch you in an illegal act.
Jim Carr Jul 3 2007 4:44PM Security
2008 SC Magazine Awards nominations are now open

2008 SC Magazine Awards nominations are now open

Nominations are now open for the 2008 SC Magazine Awards, which salute the security industry's best products, services and professionals.
Jim Carr Jun 27 2007 11:21AM Security
Apple's iPhone a security nightmare for enterprises

Apple's iPhone a security nightmare for enterprises

When Apple's iPhone hits the streets this week, two things are likely: It'll be widely successful - as Apple's other consumer products have been - and it'll pose unknown risks to enterprise networks wherever it shows up.
Jim Carr Jun 27 2007 7:18AM Security
'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs

'Italian Job' Trojan infecting thousands of servers, end-user PCs

A fast-moving, large-scale Trojan attack using the MPACK web exploit toolkit has infected nearly 10,000 web pages and downloaded malware on end-user PCs, according to security researchers at Trend Micro and Websense.
Jim Carr Jun 19 2007 9:33AM Security
Guilty CAN-SPAMMER faces nearly six years in prison

Guilty CAN-SPAMMER faces nearly six years in prison

The Southern California man who was the first person convicted under the US CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for operating a sophisticated "phishing scheme" has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison.
Jim Carr Jun 18 2007 10:25AM Security
'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

Although the "direct" costs of worldwide malware attacks have declined for three years in a row, "indirect" costs have continued to rise, a new report from market research firm Computer Economics indicates.
Jim Carr Jun 15 2007 10:14AM Security
Vista, IE flaws highlight patch Tuesday

Vista, IE flaws highlight patch Tuesday

Microsoft unveiled its first Windows Vista-only patch along with five other security bulletins in its latest monthly "Patch Tuesday" release on June 12.
Jim Carr Jun 13 2007 9:33AM Security
Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine

Vulnerabilities hit products relying on CA anti-virus engine

CA has said that products relying on its anti-virus engine contain two vulnerabilities that could be exploited to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. The company has issued updates to address the vulnerabilities, which are rated "high."
Jim Carr Jun 8 2007 10:31AM Security
McAfee SiteAdvisor: Safer searches on Google, Ask, AOL than Yahoo, MSN

McAfee SiteAdvisor: Safer searches on Google, Ask, AOL than Yahoo, MSN

Although the five major online search engines have improved search safety, four percent of all search results link to dangerous websites, according to a report from McAfee's SiteAdvisor.
Jim Carr Jun 7 2007 5:00AM Security
Phishing scam targets Better Business Bureau

Phishing scam targets Better Business Bureau

For the second time this year, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is at the center of spam campaign.
Jim Carr May 31 2007 12:50PM Security
Estonian DDoS attacks ‘unlikely' in US

Estonian DDoS attacks ‘unlikely' in US

Could US-based organisations find themselves defending against the level of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Estonian web servers have seen since early April?
Jim Carr May 31 2007 12:47PM Security
SEC relaxes portions of SOX Section 404

SEC relaxes portions of SOX Section 404

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has passed new interpretive guidelines that relax portions of Section 404 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Jim Carr May 31 2007 12:43PM Security
Survey: Vista adoption driven by OS security improvements

Survey: Vista adoption driven by OS security improvements

Network administrators have turned to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system because of its enhanced security features, according to a just-released study.
Jim Carr May 31 2007 9:52AM Security
nCircle to expand product set with Cambia acquisition

nCircle to expand product set with Cambia acquisition

Risk management vendor nCircle announced Wednesday that it has acquired Cambia Security, developer of agentless configuration auditing software.
Jim Carr May 25 2007 9:43AM Security
Badbunny worm attacks OpenOffice across Windows, Mac and Linux

Badbunny worm attacks OpenOffice across Windows, Mac and Linux

A proof-of-concept multiplatform macro worm that can attack OpenOffice on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs, has been sent to security vendor Sophos.
Jim Carr May 24 2007 7:31AM Security
Los Alamos beefs up security in wake of data breach

Los Alamos beefs up security in wake of data breach

The theft of classified information by a contractor's former employee has forced the Los Alamos National Laboratory to implement a variety of tactical and strategic security policies commonly found in a private enterprise.
Jim Carr May 23 2007 10:09AM Security
Congressmen want explanation on nuclear power plant incident

Congressmen want explanation on nuclear power plant incident

Two Democratic congressmen want to know whether America's nuclear power plants are at risk to a cybersecurity attack.
Jim Carr May 22 2007 10:53AM Security

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